We only had 15 players on a very freezing morning for Aussie Croquet on Saturday morning, the very keen ones braved it, but a quick decision was made we will now start at 10 instead of 9am.
Five players that managed three games: Joan Littlejohn, Elvy Quirk, Kevin Rubie Bill Scott and Neville Spry
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Big winners:
- 14-9 Neville Spry and Joan Littlejohn
- 14 10 Joan Littlejohn and Neville Spry, Kevin Rubie and John Allegri, Elvy Quirk and Kevin Rubie,
Close games:
- Elvy Quirk and Sandy Hepburn 14 Marie Spry and Ray Burridge 13
- Cheryle Toohey and John Cole 14 Noel Jolliffe 13
- Kevin Rubie and John Cole 14 Dorelle Scott and John Allegri 13
- Joan Littlejohn 14 Tony Thomson 12
- Elvy Quirk and Neville Spry 14 Sandy Hepburn and Marie Spry 12
- Noel Jolliffe and Bill Scott 14 Ray Burridge and John Browne 12
- Dorelle and Bill Scott 14 John Browne 11
- Marie Spry and Bill Scott 14 Ray Burridge and Sandy Hepburn 11
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On Tuesday 19th July there were 31 players. Winners of three games were recorded by:John Allegri, John Browne, Elvy Quirk, Kevin Rubie and Mal Smith.
Runaway scores were recorded by John Browne 12 who defeated Lyall Strudwick & Sandy Hepburn 2; Elvy Quirk & John Cole defeated Jill Rubie & Carolyn Neilsen 10/3.
Close scores of 7/6 were recorded by:
- Elvy Quirk & Alec Todd def Jill Rubie & Joan Littlejohn;
- Lorraine Todd & Mal Smith def Jeff Liebich & Rex Toole;
- John Browne & Marie Spry def Lyall Strudwick & Peter West; John Job & Marie Spry def Colleen Liebich & Joan Littlejohn;
- Carolyn Neilsen & Noel Jolliffe def Neville Spry & Jeff Liebich;
- Elvy Quirk & Bruce Field def Rex Toole & Peter West;
- Kevin Rubie & Sue Jolliffe def Merv Langfield & Alec Todd;
- Neville Spry & Mal Smith def Colleen Liebich; Sally Perry & Noel Jolliffe def Robin Pols & Joan Littlejohn;
- John Browne & Kevin Rubie def Bruce Field & Ray Burridge.
Scores of 9/4 were further recorded by:
- Kevin Rubie def Colleen Liebich & Allan Jones;
- Fay Picker & Ray Burridge def Carolyn Neilsen & Robin Pols;
- Allan Jones & John Allegri def Irene Ford & Robin Pols;
- Ray Burridge & Mal Smith def Sally Perry & Fay Picker;
- Allan Jones & Lyall Strudwick def Lorraine Todd & Rex Toole;
- Sue Jolliffe def Fay Picker.
All members please be advised that starting time for the cold winter months is now 10 am with a 9.45 am arrival so that numbers can be calculated for the draw.
Our next monthly luncheon will be at Isabel's Place on Tuesday August 2.
Until next week stay warm, stay safe.
Contributed by Elvy Quirk
